2012 Girls’ Soccer All-Scholastics

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Franklin girls celebrated a state title after a 2-1 win over Nashoba in the title game.

By Seth Lakso
Globe Correspondent
December 09, 2012

Meet the standout performers who earned All-Scholastic honors for their work this season:

Athletes of the Year

Kristi Kirshe

Division 1: Franklin

Kirshe scored 40 goals during the Panthers’ run to their first Division 1 state title. She capped her senior season by winning Hockomock League (Division 1) MVP honors and finishes with 102 goals and 44 assists. She will attend Williams.

Berman earned All-American honors thanks to a 46-goal, 14-assist campaign. The senior striker (and two-time All-New England team member) finished as a three-time Hockomock League MVP, netting 136 goals and 40 assists. She will play at Maryland in the fall.

Bridget Conway

Division 3: Norwell

Conway posted a 0.57 goals-against average this season, helping the Clippers advance to the State Division 3 semifinals. She earned a spot on the All-New England team and was the Division 3 Player of the Year. She has committed to Boston University.

All-Scholastics

Olivia Aha

Montrose, senior

Aha earned IGC MVP honors for the second straight year, helping Montrose defend its league title. She tallied 32 goals and 25 assists to lead the league in scoring for a fourth straight year. She also plays basketball and hopes to play soccer in college.

Andrew departs as a four-time Hockomock League All-Star with back-to-back trips to the Division 1 South final. The senior midfielder, who plans to play at Providence next season, finished with 60 career goals.

Kayli Berche

Fairhaven,

Berche netted 20 goals this season to finish her career with an even 50. The forward was named the South Coast League’s Offensive Player of the Year and to the All-New England team. She plans to study nursing in college.

Cassidy Boegel

Lincoln-Sudbury, senior

Boegel netted 22 goals and 11 assists in her senior season with the Warriors. She graduates having had a hand in 44 goals in her career (30 goals, 14 assists). The EMass All-Star has committed to play soccer at Fairfield.

Mimi Borkan

Medfield, senior

Borkan finished her career 67-6-16 in net for the Warriors, with two Division 2 state titles. This season she posted a 0.43 goals-against average and was named the Tri-Valley League MVP. She’s committed to play at the University of New Hampshire.

Maggie Carey

Central Catholic, senior

The senior defender won Merrimack Valley Conference MVP honors, helping the Raiders hold opposing teams to a 0.6 goals-against average. Also named to the All-New England team, she plans to play for Holy Cross next season, where she’ll be pre-med.

Kara Digiacomo

Peabody,

The senior fullback earned Northeastern Conference MVP honors by anchoring a defense that held opponents to just three shots and 0.4 goals per game. She also contributed five goals and eight assists in her career.

Hayley Dowd

Peabody, senior

Dowd was slowed this season by a hamstring injury, but still managed 27 goals and 13 assists. In her four years, the striker (who was last year’s Division 1 Player of the Year) finished with a school-record 204 goals and 56 assists. She will attend Boston College.

Caitlin Harty

Beverly, junior

Harty broke her coach’s (Kristin Simpson) single season scoring mark at Beverly, finishing with a Massachusetts-leading 50 goals and 12 assists. The striker, who is also first in her class academically (4.73 GPA), found the net in 19 of the Panthers’ 22 games this season.

Megan Hennessey

Winchester, senior

Hennessey’s sport of choice is lacrosse (which she will play at Harvard), but she was a Middlesex League All-Star in soccer, finishing with six goals and 11 assists from her center midfield position. She was also named to the All-New England team.

Danielle Henry

Hotchkiss, junior

Henry helped lead Hotchkiss to an 11-4-3 record and a trip to the semifinals in the New England Championships, the school’s first tournament appearance in five years. She is also a Founders League all-star in track and enjoys writing for the school newspaper.

Maclaine Lehan

Rivers, junior

Lehan helped control the defense from her center back spot helping Rivers to a second-place finish in the ISL and Class B NEPSAC tournament. She earned All-State and All-League honors and was named ISL defensive MVP. A high honor student, she also plays basketball.

Sarah McCauley

Chase Collegiate, junior

McCauley was virtually unstoppable this season, leading Chase Collegiate to a 21-0 mark. She scored 79 goals, giving her 123 for her career. A high honors student, she plays club soccer for Allerton and hopes to continue playing in college.

Siobhan McDonough

Governor’s Academy,

McDonough earned ISL offensive MVP and All-American honors, tallying 11 goals and seven assists in helping Govenor’s to the NEPSAC Class B championship for the second straight year. The high honors student will attend Pittsburgh.

Andrea O’Brien

Concord-Carlisle, senior

O’Brien leaves as the Patriots’ all-time leading scorer with 105 goals and 30 assists (passing Heidi Comeau, who finished with 80 career goals in 1979). An All-American the past two seasons, she had 30 goals this season. She’ll play for Boston College in the fall.

Victoria Ortega

Dover-Sherborn,

A three-time Tri Valley League All-Star, Orteganotched nine goals and seven assists this season while anchoring the midfield. She has helped theRaiders reach at least the Division III South semi-finals in each of the last three seasons (State Champions in 2011).

Alyssa Raskind

Needham, senior

The Rockets’ captain earned Bay State League MVP honors and was named to the All-New England team in her final season. A central defender, Raskind anchored a Needham back line that surrendered less than a goal (0.7) per contest.

Kim Rosales

Newman Prep, junior

Rosales was an offensive machine, netting 30 goals and averaging 2.5 goals per game to help Newman to the GIL title for the second straight year. A National Honor Society member, she also plays basketball and lacrosse and hopes to play soccer in college.

Kallan Roys

Lexington Christian, senior

The three-sport standout earned MVP honors, helping Lexington Christian to the EIL championship. A two-year captain, the Billerica resident is also an EIL All-Star in basketball and softball. A National Honor Society member, she also enjoys art and reading.

Coaches of the Year

Tom Geysen

Division 1: Franklin

Geysen, who’s coached the Panthers for 28 seasons (329-151-71), got to celebrate his first Division 1 state title this season. The Panthers also became the first girls’ soccer team from Franklin to go unbeaten, posting a record of 20-0-1.

Sue Hendee

Division 2: Wilmington

Hendee’s 25th season as coach was the Wildcats’ most successful as they finished 15-4-3 and advanced to the Division 2 North final after winning the Middlesex League (Freedom) championship. Hendee’s defense held opponents to a Middlesex League-best 0.8 goals per game.

John Forte

Division 3: Ursuline

Forte has transformed the Ursuline program in his eight seasons and led the Bears -- who play an independent schedule -- to a 16-2-2 record this season. A 1976 graduate of Xaverian, Forte has amassed a record of 76-57-16.

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